Robert of Turlande

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Robert von Turlande (* 1001 at Paulhenc , Auvergne , France , † April 17, 1067 in the monastery La Chaise-Dieu , Auvergne) was a saint of the Catholic Church and the founder of the Benedictine monastery La Chaise-Dieu .

Vita

Robert von Turlande was a younger son of Géraud de Turlande, who belonged to the higher nobility of the Auvergne. Since he had no inclination to military service, he was handed over to the canons of the Basilica of Saint Julien in Brioude . There he became a canon himself in 1026, then a priest. In 1040 he made a pilgrimage to Rome and Monte Cassino to study the Rule of Benedict there. After his return he decided to become a monk and to follow the Rule of Benedict. On December 28, 1043 he founded a small hermitage with two former knights, which he called Casa Dei (= "House of God"), from which the name Chaise-Dieu developed.

Very soon monks gathered around Robert and around 1050 the small hermitage had become a monastery recognized and promoted by the Bishop of Clermont , an uncle of Robert. In 1052 Pope Leo IX introduced. the monastery under his protection.

When Robert died, La-Chaise-Dieu already had 300 monks, the so-called “casadéens”, and 42 daughter monasteries, plus the women's monastery in Lavaudieu .

Adoration

As early as 1070 he was canonized by Pope Alexander II and April 24th was set as his feast day. Several churches are dedicated to his memory - including the church of St. Robert in the town of the same name . Medieval representations are unknown, the few modern portraits show him as an abbot .

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SURNAME Robert of Turlande
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Robert de Turlande
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saint, abbot, founder of a monastery
DATE OF BIRTH 1001
PLACE OF BIRTH near Paulhenc , Auvergne , France
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1067
Place of death Monastery La Chaise-Dieu , Auvergne